Target set for MGNREGA speeding in KoraputWith only seven months left, they have to speed up the work under the rural job scheme. This will also help us check migration," said Colle...
05 Oct, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
Odisha government starts work on double-lane road in Maoist-hit areaOdisha has started work for converting the single-lane state highway from Laxmipur in Koraput district till the border of AP to double lane.
22 Sep, 2015, 01.37 PM IST
Special development programme for Maoist-hit blocks in OdishaPeople's grievances will be addressed, surprise inspection of government offices carried out, villagers' demands for various projects will ...
27 Jul, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Odisha’s first phase of polling registers 59% turnoutDespite scorching temperatures, Odisha clocked a 59% voter turnout in the first phase of polling.
10 Apr, 2014, 09.33 PM IST
Irrigation project worth Rs 10 crore to come up in Maoist-hit block in OdishaThe minor irrigation project will be constructed between Chintabeda and Kunduguda villages to check the flow of water from Jhanjabati River.
06 Nov, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
- Two hardcore Maoists arrested in Orissa
Two hardcore Maoists, allegedly involved in about eight cases, were arrested from Narayanpatna area of Odisha's Koraput district.
13 Jun, 2012, 02.44 PM IST
- Odisha MLA to be released by Maoists tomorrow
The 37-year-old MLA would be handed over to his wife Kaushalya and Koraput-based lawyer Nihar Patnaik tomorrow morning in Balipeta.
26 Apr, 2012, 10.32 AM IST
- BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka completes 30 days in captivity
BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka today completed a month in captivity of Maoists even as all including Odisha government were anxiously waiting for his...
24 Apr, 2012, 09.51 AM IST
- Collector, engineer released as Maoists walk free
Maoists released Malkangiri District Collector RV Krishna and Junior Engineer Pabitra Majhi late on Tuesday night. Both officials were in c...
23 Feb, 2011, 04.14 AM IST
- 2 tribals killed in police firing in Narayanpatna
Violence once again vitiated the atmosphere in the already heated Naxal-dominated Narayanpatna tribal pacnhayat with at least two tribals w...
20 Nov, 2009, 07.41 PM IST
- One killed in tribal group clashes in Koraput, tension mounting up
The victim, Suresh Pindi, in the tribal group clash succumbed to injuries.
08 Sep, 2009, 09.42 PM IST
- Cracks in Maoist based farmers' organization, 20 held hostages
Cracks have developed in Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS), a strong body of Maoist-backed farmers in Koraput district.
06 Sep, 2009, 07.48 PM IST
- Chidambaram rules out army deployment to battle out Maoists in Orissa
Union home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday ruled out possibility of army deployment in the Maoist infested pockets of Orissa and said the...
26 Jun, 2009, 07.37 PM IST
- Naxalites dare PC
Defying police bandobast in Orissa ahead of Union home minister P Chidambaram's visit to the state, Naxalites attacked a railway station, b...
26 Jun, 2009, 03.00 AM IST
- 2 Maoist gunned down as a Lalgarh is in the making in Koraput district
Two Maoists were gunned down in a fierce gun battle with police in Maoist-hit Malkangiri in south Orissa on Monday as a 48-hour bandh calle...
22 Jun, 2009, 08.48 PM IST
- Nine cops killed in the landmine explosion in Orissa
The van carrying nine personnel of Orissa Special Striking Force (OSSF), set up to tackle Maoist menace, was damaged beyond recognition in ...
18 Jun, 2009, 08.42 PM IST
- Tribals up in arm in Koraput, grab land taken over by non-tribals
More than 5000 tribals living in four panchyats under Narayanpatna block in southern Maoist dominated Koraput districts are up in arms.
17 Jun, 2009, 08.09 PM IST